Archive for October, 2008

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Shilowa joins Facebook

Friday, October 31st, 2008

A profile under the name of former Gauteng premier Mbhazima Shilowa has been created on the social networking site Facebook and is slowly gaining supporters.

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Virgin cabin crew sacked over Facebook slur

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Virgin Atlantic has sacked 13 cabin crew staff after they criticised some of the British airline's passengers on the social networking website Facebook.

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MySpace poll shows Internet generation favors Barack Obama

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Internet-age users overwhelmingly back Barack Obama for US president, according to a poll at at the world's largest social networking website, MySpace said Thursday.

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OSUM

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced the launch of two social networking portals especially designed to connect and empower the global education community.

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Winchester Teacher’s Aide Faces New Sex Charges

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Oct 30, 2008 3:02 pm US/Eastern WINCHESTER A teacher's aide and coach at McCall Middle School in Winchester is now accused of sex crimes against six teenage girls.

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AOL launches access to social networks from its new site

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

By Dennis Bouchand Posted on October 30, 2008 AOL announced a brand new homepage that will let consumers access multiple social networking services directly from AOL.com, becoming the first major portal to ...

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LA judge considers motion in MySpace suicide case

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

A federal judge wants more time to consider a defense motion to throw out a case against a woman in a MySpace hoax that allegedly led to a 13-year-old Missouri girl's suicide.

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Volantis Integrates Mobile Phones and Web Services

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

News By Mikael Ricknas October 29, 2008 Companies running mobile web sites can integrate content from Google Docs, Picasa or Flickr to create mobile mashups adapted for any phone with a browser using updated ...

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Ballmer to customers: Ready for the revolution

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

The following is an e-mail Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent Tuesday addressing new technologies, some of which were showcased this week at the company's Professional Developers Conference .

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Online Scams Increase as People Worry About the Economy

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

With banks failing and billions of dollars changing hands, e-mail scams are on the rise and targeting your money.

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Jennifer Hudson’s Sister Blogs About Deaths

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Jennifer Hudson's sister, Julia, posted a message on her Myspace.com page after the sister's lost their mother Darnell Donerson, their brother, Jason Hudson, and Julia's 7-year-old son Julian King.

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Social networking sites “good for businesses”

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Good news for workers addicted to Facebook, Bebo and MySpace -- a British think-tank says bosses should not stop their staff using social networking sites because they could actually benefit their firms.

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LinkedIn reels in outside programs for Web site

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Following the lead of more playful Internet hangouts, LinkedIn is trying to enliven its Web site's office-like atmosphere by offering online programs made by other companies.

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Twitter Goes Mainstream

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

One of the hottest technologies in Silicon Valley is also one of the simplest.

The online service from Web start-up Twitter Inc. prompts users to do one thing: answer the question, "What are you doing?" in 140 characters or less. People type these brief updates, known as "tweets," into Twitter's site or send them to Twitter as text messages. Friends and colleagues can then check the site to monitor each other's updates.

When the service first appeared a couple of years ago, its appeal seemed largely limited to narcissists who wanted to let everybody know what they were doing in real time. But, like blogs and social-networking sites, Twitter is starting to cross into the mainstream, as a wide range of people find interesting uses for the brief notes.

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Hayden Panettiere - Panettiere Calls on Fans to Sign Whaling Petition

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Caption: Hayden Panettiere leaving Thibiant day spa Los Angeles, California .... Animal rights activist HAYDEN PANETTIERE has appealed to fans in an online video message to support a charity campaigning against ...